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Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan. The lake's name is derived from its shape, with the eastern side said to resemble the sun and the western side the moon.
The National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.
Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
View from Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
Tamsui Art and Cultural Park is located northwest of Taipei, Taiwan. Once a British warehouse that stored tea products, it was later bought by the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company and expanded into four large warehouses and oil tanks. They were partially destroyed during World War II and then restored, and the warehouses today house craft shops, art display areas, and a small museum.
Yehliu Geopark is a 1,700-m (5,577-ft) cliff located off the northern coast of Taiwan. The park is home to natural sculptures in the shape of candles, mushrooms, animals, and more, created by centuries of erosion.
Fort Provintia (aka Chakan Tower) is the oldest building in Tainan, Taiwan. It was built as an outpost in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan and destroyed by an earthquake in the 19th century. The fort was later rebuilt as a tower and eventually became the capital of the entire island.
Sicao Dazhong Temple in Taiwan's Taijiang National Park honors a general of Koxinga known as Chen Tze, who defeated over 300 Dutch soldiers in one encounter and won numerous other battles during his life. The temple has been rebuilt several times, with the most recent version completed in 1987.
The Confucius Temple is located in the Datong District of Taipei, Taiwan. The original temple, built in 1879, was rebuilt in 1930. It is modeled after the original Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong, China.
The auditorium of the Taipei Confucius Temple in Taiwan houses a 4D theater showcasing the journey of Confucius and the history of the temple.
The pagoda at the Taipei Confucius Temple in Taiwan.
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